“Mr。Fentolinisinastrangehumour，“shewenton，amomentlater，aftershehadstruckthefinalchordsofhersong。“Therearethingsgoingonarounduswhichnoonecanunderstand。Ithinkthatoneofhisschemeshasmiscarried；hehasgonetoofar。Hesuspectsyou；Icannottellyouwhyorhow。Ifonlyyouwouldgoaway！“
“WhataboutEsther？“heaskedquietly。
“Youmustleaveher，“shecried，withalittlecatchinherthroat。
“Geraldhasbrokenaway。EstherandImustcarrystilltheburden。“
Shemotionedhimtogo。Hetouchedherfingersforamoment。